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Lauren is an exceptionally talented fine jeweller. I wear her thistle pendant with a black 1950s Balenciaga cocktail dress and it never fails to turn heads.
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The Dwarika's Hotel, Kathmandu

What started out as an impulse by the owner, Dwarika Das Shrestha, to save an ancient, intricately carved wooden pillar is now an exceptional guest-house and one of Nepal's eight cultural world heritage sites.
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Chelsea Physic Garden, London SW3

A living museum and an inspiration and resource for scientists and artists, this botanic garden was the first in London. The café is the most heavenly place for supper in summer.
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Fortuny Museum, Venice

The Palazzo Pesaro degli Orfei is where the designer Fortuny lived and worked and is home to some wonderfully theatrical exhibitions. But just to go and sit in the first-floor salon is treat enough.
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Cloud 23 Bar, Manchester

Jaw-dropping views, the Happy Mondays and the Smiths on rotation, and bellinis to rival the ones served at Vintage Academe's parties, this is one fabulous bar.
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Goodwood Estate, West Sussex

I'm a closet vintage-car nut and go to the Goodwood Revival every year at this estate in Chichester. Vintage at Goodwood, for music and fashion, starts on 13 August.
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L'Astrance, Paris

This gorgeous restaurant, in the 16th, has no menu! The chef serves whatever is available at the market that day. It's heinously difficult to get a table, but definitely worth it. (00
33 1 4050 8440)
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